Last Tuesday was my worst day in 15 years of repair work

I had three jobs lined up that morning. First one was a 65 inch Samsung TV that needed a new power supply board. Got it all done, plugged it in, and the whole screen went black with a loud pop. Turns out I mixed up two capacitors on the board. Second job was a microwave door switch that I fixed in 10 minutes but the customer said it still didn't work right when I left. Third was a simple soldering job on a receiver that ended up taking 3 hours because the board had hidden corrosion. Has anyone else had a streak of bad luck like that where everything just goes wrong in a single day?

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the_brian1mo ago

Man that's brutal. Mixing up capacitors is one of those heart sinking moments you don't forget. The hidden corrosion on the receiver board sounds like the universe just wanted to pile it on. Idk why but bad days like that always come in waves.

uma_mitchell831mo ago

@the_brian yeah, the "hidden corrosion" part really got me. That's the thing that makes it feel so unfair, you know? Like you're already beating yourself up over the first mistake, and then the universe just drops another layer of crap on top of it. I mean, I've had days like that where it feels like every step you take just uncovers another problem. It's almost like the bad energy attracts more bad energy or something. Idk, maybe it's just me but those days always feel like they come in bunches.